There are alchemies that only music can create. Alchemy, coincidences, maybe even magic. Take this record, which has its own genesis. A group of students from the Cosenza Conservatory “Stanislao Giacomantonio”, led by Master Nicola Pisani, participated in the national competition “Music Live - Youth for Young People” in 2015, organized every year by Ismez among Italian conservatories. There is a small detail that seems fictional but is actually real: the guys did not know that the entire path that awaited them was within a competition. They only found out as they continued.

After a tour of concerts around Italy, the ensemble found itself at the Music Park in Rome together with groups of other conservatories. The guest of honor was a champion of Michel Godard’s caliber. When in Rome, after a splendid show, they were declared winners of the Ismez contest, and could not believe it. But that’s not all. They entered the competition just for the pleasure of playing together, making music for the joy of making music and nothing else.

After a concert in Cologne – which was part of the prize - it came to our attention that we had achieved our objective: collecting the fruits of our labour and not squandering all that has been built during months of trials and concerts. A studio was set up on a farm in Puglia, under Castel del Monte, which became the “Flower Art Factory”. The studio allowed for a full, organic recording along with special

guest Michel Godard as well as Marco Sannini, who had replaced Godard on some dates. The result is the record you are listening to, which has received the acclaim and interest of the Norwegian label Losen. Ten tracks crossing different emotions, in the spirit of eclecticism that spans between Jazz and Mediterranean sounds. A great expressive freedom, though within robust structures - thanks to a firm hand in composition.

In addition to Nicola Pisani, Michel Godard, and Marco Sannini, the compositions also involved three students: Carlo Cimino (double bass), Giuseppe Santelli (piano) and Giacinto Maiorca (drums), who perform three long, hypnotic suites.

So, as it is in the delivery of the best jazz, so many languages are happily living in the same koinè. There is a Mediterranean background in these grooves; the restlessness of the blues, bop citations, echoes of a marching band, and disguised tangos. Full orchestral moments that with great wisdom drains into a duo or trio; improvised and free form jazz moments, alternating with ballad and dixieland apertures; the imaginative and evocative charm of movie soundtracks that blends into soothing popular lullabies.

Gianluca Veltri 2017

CMC Ensemble Contra Puncta

Recorded April 14-16, 2016 live by Checco Pallone at The Fiore Art Factory Theatre, Italy Mixed January 2017 by Checco Pallone at Studio Dedalus, Cosenza, Italy Mastered February 2017 by Checco Pallone at Studio Dedalus, Cosenza Produced by C.M.C. EnsembleExecutive producer Odd GjelsnesFront cover photo by maxeilerGroup photo by Paola ScirchioCover design by design holtmann

Thanks to Roberta (for the patience), Luigi and Mariella (for the great hospitality) and Fabrizio with Specchi Opposti for the technical supportMail: francescocaligiuri91@gmail.com / phone +39 3452140014

CMC Ensemble Contra Puncta featuring Michel Godard

01 Propria vera 07:02 Nicola Pisani 02 Cobra’s Dance 06:36 Giuseppe Santelli 03 Ternum continuum 06:24 Nicola Pisani 04 A Serpent’s Dream 05:34 Michel Godard 05 Agapys, My Squarely Friend 10:41 Giacinto Maiorca 06 Tango Blanco 05:07 Marco Sannini 07 Livre de voyage 08:40 Carlo Cimino 08 Ex ABAHBA 09:13 Nicola Pisani 09 Passa e spassa 05:03 Marco Sannini 10 Days Of Weeping Delights 06:47 Michel Godard

Total Time: 70:07

Erica Gagliardi voiceNicola Pisani soprano saxMarco Sannini trumpet and flugelhornFrancesco Caligiuri baritone sax and bass clarinetMichel Godard tuba and serpentGiuseppe Santelli pianoCarlo Cimino bass and double bassGiacinto Maiorca drums

Ci sono alchimie che solo la musica sa creare. Alchimie, coincidenze, forse magie. Prendete questo disco, che ha una genesi tutta sua. Un gruppo di allievi del Conservatorio di Cosenza “Stanislao Giacomantonio”, guidati dal Maestro Nicola Pisani, partecipa nel 2015 al concorso nazionale “Music Live - I giovani per i giovani”, organizzato come ogni anno dall’Ismez tra i conservatori italiani. C’è un piccolo particolare, che sembra romanzato e invece è reale: i ragazzi non sanno che tutto il percorso che li attende è all’interno di una competizione. Lo scopriranno solo strada facendo. Dopo un tour di concerti in giro per l’Italia, l’ensemble si ritrova al Parco della musica a Roma insieme ad altri gruppi di altri conservatori. L’ospite d’onore è un fuoriclasse del calibro di Michel Godard. Quando a Roma, dopo una splendida esibizione, vengono dichiarati vincitori del concorso Ismez, sono i primi a non crederci. Ma tant’è. Hanno vinto una gara intrapresa per il piacere di suonare insieme, di fare musica con la gioia di farla e nient’altro. Dopo un concerto a Colonia – fa parte del premio – arriva la consapevolezza di dover arrivare fino in fondo: di raccogliere i frutti seminati per non sperperare il bellissimo

patrimonio che si è costruito in mesi di prove e concerti. Dunque, si allestisce uno studio in una masseria pugliese, sotto Castel del Monte, che diventerà la “Fiore Art Factory”. Si registra a pieno organico, coinvolgendo, oltre allo special guest Michel Godard anche Marco Sannini, che aveva sostituito Godard in alcune date. Il risultato è il disco che state ascoltando, che ha riscosso il plauso e l’interesse dell’etichetta norvegese Losen Records. Dieci tracce attraversate da suggestioni disparate, nello spirito di un eclettismo che spazia tra jazz e Mediterraneo. Una grande libertà espressiva, però dentro strutture robuste: merito anche di una mano ferma in sede di composizione. Anzi di più mani ferme, visto che la scrittura dei pezzi, oltre che Nicola Pisani, ha visto impegnati anche tre cosiddetti allievi: Carlo Cimino (contrabbasso), Giuseppe Santelli (pianoforte) e Giacinto Maiorca (batteria), che firmano tre lunghe, ipnotiche suite. Così, com’è nella cifra del migliore jazz, tanti linguaggi si trovano a convivere felicemente nella medesima koinè. C’è un colore di fondo mediterraneo, in questi solchi; inquietudini blue, citazioni bop, echi bandistici, tanghi camuffati. Pieni orchestrali che con alta sapienza diradano in momenti in duo o in

trio; momenti di free jazz informali, che si alternano a ballad o a aperture dixieland; il fascino immaginifico e evocativo delle musiche da film che sfuma nel dondolio di ninne nanne di matrice popolare.Buon ascolto.

Gianluca Veltri

There are alchemies that only music can create. Alchemy, coincidences, maybe even magic. Take this record, which has its own genesis. A group of students from the Cosenza Conservatory “Stanislao Giacomantonio”, led by Master Nicola Pisani, participated in the national competition “Music Live - Youth for Young People” in 2015, organized every year by Ismez among Italian conservatories. There is a small detail that seems fictional but is actually real: the guys did not know that the entire path that awaited them was within a competition. They only found out as they continued. After a tour of concerts around Italy, the ensemble found itself at the Music Park in Rome together with groups of other conservatories. The guest of honor was a champion of Michel Godard’s caliber. When in Rome,

after a splendid show, they were declared winners of the Ismez contest, and could not believe it. But that’s not all. They entered the competition just for the pleasure of playing together, making music for the joy of making music and nothing else. After a concert in Cologne – which was part of the prize - it came to our attention that we had achieved our objective: collecting the fruits of our labour and not squandering all that has been built during months of trials and concerts. A studio was set up on a farm in Puglia, under Castel del Monte, which became the “Flower Art Factory”. The studio allowed for a full, organic recording along with special guest Michel Godard as well as Marco Sannini, who had replaced Godard on some dates. The result is the record you are listening to, which has received the acclaim and interest of the Norwegian label Losen Records. Ten tracks crossing different emotions, in the spirit of eclecticism that spans between Jazz and Mediterranean sounds. A great expressive freedom, though within robust structures - thanks to a firm hand in composition. In addition to Nicola Pisani, Michel Godard, and Marco Sannini, the compositions also involved threes students: Carlo Cimino (double bass),

Giuseppe Santelli (piano) and Giacinto Maiorca (drums), who perform three long, hypnotic suites. So, as it is in the delivery of the best jazz, so many languages are happily living in the same koinè. There is a Mediterranean background in these grooves; the restlessness of the blues, bop citations, echoes of a marching band, and disguised tangos. Full orchestral moments that with

great wisdom drains into a duo or trio; improvised and free form jazz moments, alternating with ballad and dixieland apertures; the imaginative and evocative charm of movie soundtracks that blends into soothing popular lullabies.

Good listening.Gianluca Veltri

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Contra Puncta featuring Michel Godard

Carlo, Erica, Michel, Giacinto, Nicola, Giuseppe, Francesco, Marco

Recorded April 14-16, 2016 live by Checco Pallone at The Fiore Art Factory Theatre, Italy Mixed January 2017 by Checco Pallone at Studio Dedalus, Cosenza, Italy Mastered February 2017 by Checco Pallone at Studio Dedalus, Cosenza Produced by C.M.C. EnsembleExecutive producer Odd GjelsnesFront cover photo by maxeilerGroup photo by Paola ScirchioCover design by design holtmann

Thanks to Roberta (for the patience), Luigi and Mariella (for the great hospitality) and Fabrizio with Specchi Opposti for the technical supportMail: francescocaligiuri91@gmail.com / phone +39 3452140014

CMC Ensemble Contra Puncta featuring Michel Godard

01 Propria vera 07:02 Nicola Pisani 02 Cobra’s Dance 06:36 Giuseppe Santelli 03 Ternum continuum 06:24 Nicola Pisani 04 A Serpent’s Dream 05:34 Michel Godard 05 Agapys, My Squarely Friend 10:41 Giacinto Maiorca 06 Tango Blanco 05:07 Marco Sannini 07 Livre de voyage 08:40 Carlo Cimino 08 Ex ABAHBA 09:13 Nicola Pisani 09 Passa e spassa 05:03 Marco Sannini 10 Days Of Weeping Delights 06:47 Michel Godard

Total Time: 70:07

Erica Gagliardi voiceNicola Pisani soprano saxMarco Sannini trumpet and flugelhornFrancesco Caligiuri baritone sax and bass clarinetMichel Godard tuba and serpentGiuseppe Santelli pianoCarlo Cimino bass and double bassGiacinto Maiorca drums

Ci sono alchimie che solo la musica sa creare. Alchimie, coincidenze, forse magie. Prendete questo disco, che ha una genesi tutta sua. Un gruppo di allievi del Conservatorio di Cosenza “Stanislao Giacomantonio”, guidati dal Maestro Nicola Pisani, partecipa nel 2015 al concorso nazionale “Music Live - I giovani per i giovani”, organizzato come ogni anno dall’Ismez tra i conservatori italiani. C’è un piccolo particolare, che sembra romanzato e invece è reale: i ragazzi non sanno che tutto il percorso che li attende è all’interno di una competizione. Lo scopriranno solo strada facendo. Dopo un tour di concerti in giro per l’Italia, l’ensemble si ritrova al Parco della musica a Roma insieme ad altri gruppi di altri conservatori. L’ospite d’onore è un fuoriclasse del calibro di Michel Godard. Quando a Roma, dopo una splendida esibizione, vengono dichiarati vincitori del concorso Ismez, sono i primi a non crederci. Ma tant’è. Hanno vinto una gara intrapresa per il piacere di suonare insieme, di fare musica con la gioia di farla e nient’altro. Dopo un concerto a Colonia – fa parte del premio – arriva la consapevolezza di dover arrivare fino in fondo: di raccogliere i frutti seminati per non sperperare il bellissimo

patrimonio che si è costruito in mesi di prove e concerti. Dunque, si allestisce uno studio in una masseria pugliese, sotto Castel del Monte, che diventerà la “Fiore Art Factory”. Si registra a pieno organico, coinvolgendo, oltre allo special guest Michel Godard anche Marco Sannini, che aveva sostituito Godard in alcune date. Il risultato è il disco che state ascoltando, che ha riscosso il plauso e l’interesse dell’etichetta norvegese Losen Records. Dieci tracce attraversate da suggestioni disparate, nello spirito di un eclettismo che spazia tra jazz e Mediterraneo. Una grande libertà espressiva, però dentro strutture robuste: merito anche di una mano ferma in sede di composizione. Anzi di più mani ferme, visto che la scrittura dei pezzi, oltre che Nicola Pisani, ha visto impegnati anche tre cosiddetti allievi: Carlo Cimino (contrabbasso), Giuseppe Santelli (pianoforte) e Giacinto Maiorca (batteria), che firmano tre lunghe, ipnotiche suite. Così, com’è nella cifra del migliore jazz, tanti linguaggi si trovano a convivere felicemente nella medesima koinè. C’è un colore di fondo mediterraneo, in questi solchi; inquietudini blue, citazioni bop, echi bandistici, tanghi camuffati. Pieni orchestrali che con alta sapienza diradano in momenti in duo o in

trio; momenti di free jazz informali, che si alternano a ballad o a aperture dixieland; il fascino immaginifico e evocativo delle musiche da film che sfuma nel dondolio di ninne nanne di matrice popolare.Buon ascolto.

Gianluca Veltri

There are alchemies that only music can create. Alchemy, coincidences, maybe even magic. Take this record, which has its own genesis. A group of students from the Cosenza Conservatory “Stanislao Giacomantonio”, led by Master Nicola Pisani, participated in the national competition “Music Live - Youth for Young People” in 2015, organized every year by Ismez among Italian conservatories. There is a small detail that seems fictional but is actually real: the guys did not know that the entire path that awaited them was within a competition. They only found out as they continued. After a tour of concerts around Italy, the ensemble found itself at the Music Park in Rome together with groups of other conservatories. The guest of honor was a champion of Michel Godard’s caliber. When in Rome,

after a splendid show, they were declared winners of the Ismez contest, and could not believe it. But that’s not all. They entered the competition just for the pleasure of playing together, making music for the joy of making music and nothing else. After a concert in Cologne – which was part of the prize - it came to our attention that we had achieved our objective: collecting the fruits of our labour and not squandering all that has been built during months of trials and concerts. A studio was set up on a farm in Puglia, under Castel del Monte, which became the “Flower Art Factory”. The studio allowed for a full, organic recording along with special guest Michel Godard as well as Marco Sannini, who had replaced Godard on some dates. The result is the record you are listening to, which has received the acclaim and interest of the Norwegian label Losen Records. Ten tracks crossing different emotions, in the spirit of eclecticism that spans between Jazz and Mediterranean sounds. A great expressive freedom, though within robust structures - thanks to a firm hand in composition. In addition to Nicola Pisani, Michel Godard, and Marco Sannini, the compositions also involved threes students: Carlo Cimino (double bass),

Giuseppe Santelli (piano) and Giacinto Maiorca (drums), who perform three long, hypnotic suites. So, as it is in the delivery of the best jazz, so many languages are happily living in the same koinè. There is a Mediterranean background in these grooves; the restlessness of the blues, bop citations, echoes of a marching band, and disguised tangos. Full orchestral moments that with

great wisdom drains into a duo or trio; improvised and free form jazz moments, alternating with ballad and dixieland apertures; the imaginative and evocative charm of movie soundtracks that blends into soothing popular lullabies.

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Contra Puncta featuring Michel Godard

Carlo, Erica, Michel, Giacinto, Nicola, Giuseppe, Francesco, Marco

Michel Godard (born 1960) soon established himself as a tuba player of extraordinary versatility. His career spans between jazz, improvised music and classical music. In 1988, he took part in the activities of the Orchestra Philarmonique de Radio-France, the Orchester National de France, the Ensemble Musique Vivante, the Ensemble Jacques Moderne and the Ensemble Baroque La Venice.

In addition, recently, he is a member of the wind quartet Arban Chamber Brass, (tour in Japan, United States, Africa).

In the meantime, he carries out numerous workshops and seminars in France and abroad. In the jazz field, he was part of the Orchester National de Jazz from 1989 to 1991 under the direction of Claude Barthélémy. He participated in numerous constellations with Michel Portal, Louis Sclavis, Henri Texier, Antoine Hervé, Kenny Wheeler, Rabih Abou Khalil, Wolfgang Puschnig, Pierre Favre. In short: The no 1 tuba player in Europe

Nicola Pisani (born1962) is a very busy Italian. For the past 13 years he has been responsible for the jazz department at the “S. Giacomantonio” of Cosenza where he is some sort of a black sheep it says, however among the most productive one of the institute.

He plays the saxophone and writes a lot of music for smaller and bigger bands and orchestras that he himself directs. He is touring all over Europe, America, Asia and Africa and among musicians he has played with can be mentioned Steve Lacy, John Surman, Sergey Kuryokhin and many others.

He can also be heard on the excellent release on Losen Records with Dino Massa Quartet 2017 (LOS 179-2)

ReleaseJanuary 26, 2018LOS 185-27090025831850

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